Aspen Grove worker in Chisholm accused of stealing nearly $10,000

The Minnesota Department of Health concluded that a worker at Aspen Grove Alternative Senior Living in Chisholm allegedly used a resident’s bank card for personal purchases and ATM withdrawals over a period of nine months, taking “almost $10,000 of the resident’s money,” the MDH initial investigation quoted by FOX21 found. The MDH findings were reported March 3, 2026.

The MDH report described how the alleged perpetrator (AP) used the resident’s card repeatedly. “The alleged perpetrator (AP) financially exploited the resident when she used the resident’s bank card over a period of nine months for her own personal use. Between unauthorized purchases and ATM withdrawals, the AP took almost $10,000 of the resident’s money,” the investigation stated.

Investigators said the suspected exploitation came to light after the employee took a leave of absence. The MDH investigation quoted the facility case manager saying, “The only month the resident had a bank statement delivered… was the month the [alleged perpetrator] was on a leave of absence from the facility, otherwise the facility was supposed to be bringing her monthly statements.” The MDH conducted an initial probe and referred the matter to the Chisholm Police Department for a possible criminal investigation.

FOX21’s coverage noted that the alleged perpetrator would not answer MDH investigators and referred any questions to her attorney. The MDH/FOX21 piece did not publish the name or age of the worker or the resident, and no arrest or criminal charges were reported in that item.

Aspen Grove Alternative Senior Living is identified in the MDH report as the facility where the resident lived and the employee worked. The initial MDH record, as quoted by FOX21, raises questions about monthly statement delivery practices at the facility and the interception of financial documents during the nine-month period.

Similar cases in other states show a range of alleged elder financial exploitation methods and outcomes. In South Carolina, Dennie Lynn Driver of Lexington was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult and breach of trust with fraudulent intent, value more than $2,000 but less than $10,000, the WYFF report stated. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s VAMPF unit and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department concluded that “Dennie Driver knowingly and willfully exploited a vulnerable adult,” the AG’s office said.

In Iowa, KCRG reported that Ieasha Miller, 33, of Coralville was accused of using a care recipient’s funds for rent and bills; investigators documented 35 illegal transactions totaling $12,365 and charged Miller with abuse of an adult dependent and first-degree theft. In Delaware, state police said 62-year-old Kem Mays unlawfully entered a resident’s apartment at Forwood Estates in Wilmington on Feb. 15, 2026, stole jewelry that was later recovered, and was charged with felony burglary and theft before release on a $12,000 unsecured bond.

The Minnesota case remains a referral to local law enforcement. As of the March 3, 2026 report, MDH had forwarded the investigation to the Chisholm Police Department and no criminal charges or arrests were disclosed in the MDH/FOX21 account.